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Chapter 4. General Administration
Article 1. Administrative Organization
Sec. 4-1. Initial administrative organization. The initial administrative organization of the consolidated government is that of the merging
governments on the effective date of this charter and shall continue until
changed by law or in accordance with the provisions of this charter.
Sec. 4-2 through 4-6. Reserved.
Article 2. Mayor's Powers
Sec. 4-7. Mayor's appointments. Subject to the approval of the
Council, the Mayor shall appoint the following officers and department
heads: chief administrative officer, chief legal officer, finance director,
coordinator of intergovernmental programs, director of the community relations committee and planning director. Before appointing a planning director,
the Mayor shall request recommendations from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Planning Commission. The Mayor may remove any of the above officers and
department heads.
Sec. 4-8. Administrative reorganization. Except as restricted by this
charter or the general laws of the state, the Mayor, with the Council's approval,may reorganize the administrative structure of the consolidated government, creating, consolidating, reorganizing and abolishing offices, positions, departments, agencies, boards, commissions and authorities of the
consolidated government. In a plan of reorganization, the Mayor may impose
additional powers and duties on any office, position, department, agency,
board, commission or authority. Except by amendment of this charter, however,
no office, position, department, agency, board, commission or authority expressly established or continued by this charter may be abolished, nor may
any power, duty, right, privilege or immunity expressly conferred by this
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Chapter 4. General Administration
Article 1. Administrative Organization
Sec. 4-1. Initial administrative organization. The initial administrative organization of the consolidated government is that of the merging
governments on the effective date of this charter and shall continue until
changed by law or in accordance with the provisions of this charter.
Sec. 4-2 through 4-6. Reserved.
Article 2. Mayor's Powers
Sec. 4-7. Mayor's appointments. Subject to the approval of the
Council, the Mayor shall appoint the following officers and department
heads: chief administrative officer, chief legal officer, finance director,
coordinator of intergovernmental programs, director of the community relations committee and planning director. Before appointing a planning director,
the Mayor shall request recommendations from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Planning Commission. The Mayor may remove any of the above officers and
department heads.
Sec. 4-8. Administrative reorganization. Except as restricted by this
charter or the general laws of the state, the Mayor, with the Council's approval,may reorganize the administrative structure of the consolidated government, creating, consolidating, reorganizing and abolishing offices, positions, departments, agencies, boards, commissions and authorities of the
consolidated government. In a plan of reorganization, the Mayor may impose
additional powers and duties on any office, position, department, agency,
board, commission or authority. Except by amendment of this charter, however,
no office, position, department, agency, board, commission or authority expressly established or continued by this charter may be abolished, nor may
any power, duty, right, privilege or immunity expressly conferred by this
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